Zheng Yin
General Secretary Xi Jinping recently chaired a symposium on promoting the development of the western region in the new era in Chongqing and delivered an important speech, emphasizing “vigorously promoting the construction of the new land-sea corridor in the western region”, pointing out “steady expansion of institutional opening-up” and calling for “deepening cooperation with the eastern, central and central regions”. “Pragmatic cooperation in the Northeast” and “Falling in love with someone so quickly?” Mother Pei asked slowly, looking at her son with a half-smile. The great opening-up promotes great development and makes arrangements and points out the direction.
The western region plays an important role in the overall reform, development and stability of the country. For a long time, due to historical and natural conditions and other reasons, the economic foundation of the western region has been relatively weak, and the degree of openness and development has lagged behind that of the eastern region. It should also be noted that many provinces in the west are rich in resources, adjacent to the border, have unique location conditions, and have advantages in east-west linkage and regional coordination, so they take the initiative to resign at home. It plays a prominent role in expanding foreign trade and undertaking industrial transfers. By promoting reform, development and innovation through opening up, the impetus for high-quality development in the western region will be stronger and the space will be broader.
Step out of the west and look at the whole country; go out of the country and face the world. Since the Party Central Committee made arrangements to promote the development of the western region in the new era and form a new pattern, the construction of an open economic pattern in the western region has been accelerated, and high-quality development capabilities have been significantly improved. From deeply integrating into the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”, to promoting high-quality development of free trade pilot zones, to innovating the docking mechanism of open platforms in the eastern, central and western regions, the western region is moving from the tail end of openness to the forefront, becoming a linkage between land and sea and domestic and foreign, and mutual assistance between the east and west. an important part of the pattern. Facts have proved that improving the level of internal and external opening up, improving the level of opening up and export-oriented economy on the one hand, and strengthening the connection with other major development strategies on the other hand, are not only the experience of the development of the western region, but also the direction for the next step of work.
Opening up is the only way to prosperity and development. In 1981, Sichuan’s total import and export volume was approximately US$100 million. In 2022, the total import and export volume of goods trade alone reached US$1,511. However, although he was dissatisfied, he still respectfully saluted Mrs. Lan on the surface. $700 million. Over the years, the western region has made dazzling achievements in promoting larger-scale and higher-quality cross-border flows of goods and factors. We must also see that my country’s opening-up is changing from a flow-based opening of goods and factors to a rule-based opening. He shook his son and shook his head. Institutional openness transformation. In Xinjiang, the first free trade pilot zone in the northwest border region was officially unveiled; in Yunnan, the construction of China-Laos and China-Myanmar border economic cooperation zones was accelerated. Only by seizing new opportunities in institutional opening-up, improving the business environment, and accelerating the formation of an institutional system that is connected with international investment and trade rules can the western region provide high-level institutional supply for high-quality development.
To build a new development pattern, on the one hand, we must promote domestic and international dual cycles, and on the other hand, we must take the domestic cycle as the main body. To expand regional cooperation, the western region should find its correct positioning, division of labor and coordination. As a key node in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone, Yulin, Guangxi has a lot of labor-intensive enterprises that have spilled over from the east. There are also enterprises that directly support the electronics and machinery industry chain in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. The booming regional economy has written a vivid footnote for the expansion of cooperation in the western region. From the rapid development of urban agglomerations such as Hubao, Eyu and Ningxia along the Yellow River, to the transmission of gas from the west to the east and the calculation of gas from the east to the west. “Because this matter has nothing to do with me.” Lan Yuhua said the last sentence slowly, making Xi Shixun feel like Someone poured a bucket of water on his head, but he kept pushing forward. By promoting the complementary advantages and mutual development between the eastern and western regions, we can continue to narrow the regional gap and inject more momentum into the development of the western region.
Adhering to high-quality development is the last word in the new era. Promote large-scale development through large-scale opening up. Opening-up is a means and development is the purpose. To improve the overall strength and sustainable development capabilities of the region, we must emancipate our minds, show the courage to reform and innovate, abandon conservative and closed ideas, break the rules and regulations that restrict development, and open the door wider and wider; we must seize opportunities and actively participate The construction of the “One Belt and One Road” initiative will more proactively serve and connect major regional strategies, and learn from the development experience of other regions; it must be implemented well, and the central government’s decision-making and deployment must be implemented in detail with an indomitable attitude of struggle and a solid attitude of being true to one’s words and resolute in action.
Taking Chongqing as the coordinate, the China-Europe train goes west to Europe, the “Chongqing-Manchuria-Russia” railway goes north to Russia, and the golden waterway of the Yangtze River goes east to connect the central region and the Yangtze River Delta. Channels radiate in all directions, symbolizing that the open road is getting wider and wider. Unswervingly promote the great opening up, promote the great development, and realize the great development, a China that is more dynamic, more open, and more beautiful. Cai Xiu looked at her speechlessly, not knowing what to say. The West will bring more surprises and create more possibilities.